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J. R* H. HINTON.

DEVIOE POR TRANSPORTING CASH AND PAROELS IN DRY GOODS STORES.

No. 321,360. Patented June 30, 1885.

Unirse @rares JOSEPH B. H. HINTON, OF BALTIMORE Partnr Ormes,

, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO THE CON- DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING CASH AND PARCLLS lN DRY-GOODS STORES.

SPECIFICATION forming pari; of Letters Patent No.321,360, dated June 30, 1885,

Application filed April Q3, 1- S5,

To all whom it Nmy concern,.-

Be it known that I, J osnrrr R. H. HINTON, of Baltimore, in the county of Baltimore and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices Used for Transporting Cash and Parcels in Dry-Goods and other Stores; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and clear description ot my improved apparatus, such as will [o enable those skilled in the art to construct and operate the same, reference heilig had to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters or' reference thereon, which drawing and letters form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to that class of devices which are used iu dry-goods and other stores for transporting parcels of goods, cash, or other substances from the counter at which such goods are sold to the desk of the cashier 2o and then returning them to the sale-counter,

and it consists in certain combinations or" devices by which the operator is enabled to easily raise and lower one or both ends or" the main track upon which the car used for transport` ing the article to be carried runs, by the use of a single cord or wire which is so combined and arranged that when the car is being raised or lowered for the reception or discharge of its load, as well as while it remains in its most 3o depressed position, the cord or wire shall have such an amount of tension or force applied to it as to balance the weight of the car and its load, thus enabling the operator to leave the car at any desired point throughout its vertical movement; and it further consists in the combination of a cord or wire connected with or forming a part of t-he tracks upon which the car is received at the end of its passage from the cashier s desk to the saler counter, or at 4o both of its ends, if desired, a single cord or wire for raising or lowering the basket and its load at the termination of its travel on the main track, and a revolute or other form of spring, arranged substantially as described, whereby it is made to cause aproper amount of tension upon the cord or wire to always hold the basket and its load in its proper or desired position and at the same time aid in raising the load to its most elevated position, said 5o combination and arrangement of parts being more fully described hereinafter.

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On referring to the accompanying drawing, which is an elevation partlyin sections, it will be seen that there is shown a portion of main track A, which is designed to extend from a sales-counter or from some convenient point to the desk of a cashier. That portion of this track which is at or near the sales counter (or both oi its ends, if desired) is made vertically adjustable by means of a rope or wire, 6o B, one end of which is secured to and passed around a grooved pulley, O, connected with which there is a rcvolute or other suitablyformed spring, D. Said cord or wire after leaving the pulley G passes upward to and over a sheave, E, which is secured to an adjustable bracket, O, which is adjustably arranged upon a vertical guide, O2, which may be attached lto the shelving ofthe store or to any suitable fixed support. From the sheave 7o the cord extends downward to and over or between guidinglsheaves F F', which rotate in a standard, F2, as shown in the drawing, and from thence to the outer end of an arm, G, to which it is attached, the inner end of said arm being provided with a pivoted cross-bar, G, which carries two sheaves, Gr2 G2, which are kept in contact with the vertical support C2.

When a' car approaches'the counter of the salesman over the wire A, it is first received 8o upon a projection, H, of the arm G, which guides it upon a pivoted swinging dog, to which the end of the cord or wireBis attached, from which it passes to and upon the angular portion 2 of cord B and forces it downward, 85 the spring D being uncoiled thereby to such an extent as to allow the car to drop sutliciently far to enable the operator to load and unload it without being compelled to reach up to such an extent as to be tiresome.

The above-named parts are shown and described only for the purpose of showing one system of operating acarrier in stores to which my improvements are applicable, they, with the exception of the spring and peculiar arrangement or" the cord for raising or lowering the end or ends of the tracks, being shown in part in various other patents, and notably in one issued to Milton Clark on the 16th of December, 1884. In the patent to Clark, and in roo all others with which I am acquainted, there is an omission of some important feature, rst,

to provide 'for the application of an amount of force to what may be termed the fixed end77 of the cord or Wire by which the car is raised and lowered to enable the operator to stop the car at any desired point in its vertical movement, whatever may be the amount of its load, and have it remain there until it becomes desirable to change its position. sirable function is performed in this case by combining with the cord or wire upon which the carjs received from the main track, a volute or other form of spring, substantially in the manner shown, so that there shall at all times be a suiiicient amount of tension upon the cord between the point where the basket rests and the spring to counterbalance the basket and its load. This result is accomplished by the use of the spring D, as above detailed, there being provided a swinging double-acting dog, I, which is arranged in such a manner that projections on the ends of its arms will enter depressions on the periphery of the pulley C, by which means the same can be locked in any position, as when said dog is in the position shown the spring will just counterbalance lthe load, it having beenpreviously adj usted for that purpose by the proper ceiling of the cord or wire and the grooved pulley.

The second difficulty which my improvement is designed to remedy is that in the devices now in use there are two cords to be manipulated-one for raising and lowering the end 'or ends of the main track, and another for giving the vertical movement to the ends at those points. By my improvement this is avoided, as the same cord which raises and lowers the end of the track also raises and lowers the car, the operator being aided in the raising of both or either by the tension of the spring.

I do not confine my claim to any particular This very defor raising and lowering them at the terminus thereof; but

Vhat I do clain1,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an' apparatus for transporting packages and cash in stores from the counter of the salesman to the desk of the cashier and back to the salesman, and for other similar purposes, the combination of the main track upon which the car runs, a terminal track upon which it is received, a single cord for raising and lowering the end of said track and carrier, and a volute or other suitable form of spring for aiding in raising the car, and for holding it in its adjusted position, substantially as described.

2. In an apparatus for transporting packages and cash in shops, the combination of a vertically-moving arm, a single cord or Wire attached to said arm, and a pulley actuated by a spring for aiding in raising said arm, and for'holding it in any desired position vertically, as described.

3. The combination,with the cord B,spring actuated pulley C, having depressions in its periphery,and the double-acting dog I,where by the car while being raised and lowered is retained in any desired position, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH It. H. IIINTON. 

